OPINION

Leprosy – Not Yet A Thing Of The Past

While leprosy is classified as rare, it still strikes some 200,000 people a year, including 200 in the United States.

Doc Bowen’s 100th A Time For Reflection

Dr. Otis R. Bowen was born Feb. 26, 1918, in Rochester.

Study Of Eels Leads To Nerve Gas Antidote

Nerve gases paralyze the nervous system and are the deadliest weapons used in chemical warfare. They are odorless, stable, easily dispersed and invisible, and have rapid effects when absorbed through the skin, swallowed or inhaled.

GUEST COLUMN

City Works To Make Government More Accessible Via Website

As the “go to site” for city information, our newly redesigned City of Warsaw website (www.warsaw.in.gov) has added another critically important public service feature.

Good Or Bad? It Depends

Facebook is being criticized these days for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Women Unite Under Banner Of?Love To Serve Others

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary began 50 years ago.

Experimenting On Humans Controversial But Useful

In the Netherlands, according to a recent report, 17 healthy volunteers took part in a controversial experiment in which Schistosoma mansoni parasites were permitted to burrow into their arms.

What's So Good About Good Friday?

I always thought that “Good Friday” was an interesting concept. How could anything be good about a day over 2,000 years ago when an innocent man was crucified on a cross?

The Heart — A Symbol And Its Function

The symmetrical heart symbol is a far cry from the actual fist-sized mass of tissue we all carry inside of us.

Schools: Where Perception And Reality Collide

This past week youths all across America walked out of class in schools in an effort to prod adults all across America to do something about gun violence. I think it’s a good thing to exercise your right to free speech and assembly.

Why Do I Find Poetry So Inscrutable?

Robert Frost, one of America's great poets, wrote: "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."

Bed Bugs – Creatures Of The Night

For those of us who travel frequently, there is another major hazard to consider — bed bugs! Once nearly eradicated, these blood suckers have made a rapid comeback in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Humans Final Straw In Passenger Pigeons’ Extinction

While I was not witness to the demise of passenger pigeons, my mother was, and so was anyone else alive in 1914.

Not Sure Laws Are The Answer

The national conversation has turned once again to guns following a mass shooting in Florida by a 19-year-old miscreant named Nikolas Cruz.

We Can’t Stop The Clock, But Maybe We Can Slow It Down

I have taken a keen interest in the process of aging and all that it entails the older I become. One reason may be the change in attitude regarding the perception of what it means to all of us.